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- JOB - Netherlands - Utrecht University via AcademicTransfer - Posted on: 13 May 2026
13 May 2026
Utrecht University Research Field
Environmental science » Water science Researcher Profile
Recognised Researcher (R2)
First Stage Researcher (R1) Application Deadline
21 Jun 2026 - 21:59 (UTC) Country
Netherlands Type of Contract
Temporary Job Status
Not Applicable Hours Per Week
40.0 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No
Offer Description
The Faculty of Geosciences is looking for a highly motivated PhD candidate with a background in water resources management, water quality, environmental sciences, water technology or other appropriate fields. You will work on the project "Influence of wastewater discharge permits on future water quality and water treatment" as part of the BlueVantage project, a large project financed by NWO.
Your job
With climate change, rising demand, and pollution threatening water supplies, the BlueVantage project brings the water sector together to develop technical and governance solutions, thereby ensuring a clean water cycle for industry, ecology, and society. By working closely with water companies, innovations are tested in real-life situations.
At present, large challenges exist in meeting the European Water Framework Directive (WFD) water quality goals due to high pollutant emissions. Industrial emissions are authorized by the water manager, but water treatment at the plant is often not optimized for removal of chemical pollutants. This can lead to serious emissions of chemical pollutants to surface water and indirectly to groundwater, thus standing in the way of meeting the WFD targets and causing problems for water re-use.
In this PhD project we aim to determine and predict the influence of industrial discharge permits...
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